Jay Leggett, a Tomahawk native who went on to become a comedic actor, writer, producer and teacher, died Saturday afternoon at a family cabin in the town of Tomahawk after a day of hunting.

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Jay Leggett may have lived in Los Angeles, but he never forgot his northern Wisconsin roots.

And when the Tomahawk native, who went on to become a comedic actor, writer, producer and teacher, died Saturday afternoon at a family cabin after a day of hunting, "he couldn't have set it up better," said his friend of nearly 30 years, Susan Messing, 49, of Chicago. At age 50, it was too soon, Messing said, but "he was a Tomahawk boy, tried and true. And if he had to go, he couldn't have gone in a better place."

Emergency crews were called to cabin on Wildwood Avenue in the town of Tomahawk shortly after 4 p.m. ...